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with authority to expel the demons.
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These twelve were Simon (to whom He gave the surname of Peter),
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James the son of Zabdi and John the brother of James (these two He surnamed Boanerges, that is `Sons of Thunder'),
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Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananaean,
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and Judas Iscariot, the man who also betrayed Him.
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And He went into a house. But again the crowd assembled, so that there was no opportunity for them even to snatch a meal.
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Hearing of this, His relatives came to seize Him by force, for they said, "He is out of his mind."
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The Scribes, too, who had come down from Jerusalem said, "He has Baal-zebul in him; and it is by the power of the Prince of the demons that he expels the demons."
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So He called them to Him, and using figurative language He appealed to them, saying, "How is it possible for Satan to expel Satan?
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For if civil war breaks out in a kingdom, nothing can make that kingdom last;
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and if a family splits into parties, that family cannot continue.